ek umr ki talash ka kya hai sila mila
khud ki khabar mili na khuda ka pata mila

dekho to khud-kushi hai jo samjho to hai visal
dariya jo ek chal ke samandar se ja mila

is bar us ke milne ka andaz tha juda
chehra wahi tha aadmi bilkul naya mila

dair-o-haram mein ja ke bhi dekha hai bar-bar
dil ko sukun mila na kahin par khuda mila

fariyaad khun-e-dil ki adalat ne kab suni
un ko saza mili na hamein khun-baha mila

mushkil tha hum se mandir-o-masjid mein intikhab
shukr-e-khuda ki rah mein ek mai-kada mila

kyon zid hai ai 'sada' tujhe us ki talash ki
ab tak kisi ko jis ka nahin naqsh-e-pa mila